PLEASING GOD
Proverbs 21:3
To do righteous things and to speak the truth
Are more pleasing before God than the blood of sacrifices.
Personal Challenge
We live in a time and a culture where ritual sacrifices do not happen. There was a time when the sacrifice was a reminder, a foreshadowing, of what Jesus, the Son of God, would do someday for His creation. Sacrifices were done for both the redemption of sins and to show God our love for Him. They were an important part of the law. Even with all of that in place, God consistently told His people that doing righteous things, like loving our neighbor, giving alms to the poor, and taking care of those in need, as well as speaking the truth in love, was far more pleasing to Him than these sacrifices. It is the condition of our hearts and how that drives us that God cares about. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
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